Weary of the unsettled striker's almost daily public pronouncements on his future, the Anfield giants will now lay down the law and demand he put in an official transfer request if he remains determined to leave.

The Uruguay international - currently on Confederations Cup duty in Brazil - has turned what promises to be this summer's biggest transfer saga into a near farce by offering regular, spectacularly unsubtle, hints that he is desperate to move to Real Madrid.

Yet there is genuine bafflement within Anfield about the reasoning behind his comments, following the latest outburst in which he suggested he has lacked backing in England, and he would "give his heart and soul" to Real.

Suarez has a clause in his contract allowing him to leave if an offer exceeding £40million is made, a fact which makes all of his many and varied outbursts redundant.

So far though, no interest in the player has been expressed by any club, let alone formal offers made.

Instead of continuing to snipe at the club, their supporters and the British media, Liverpool now want Suarez to simply come clean and tell them he wants to go.

That of course, would mean the player forfeiting any cut of the transfer fee.

Manager Brendan Rodgers has had enough of the posturing and positioning, and is now ready to deliver an ultimatum that the situation be sorted quickly.

Rodgers has already spoken to Suarez, making clear Liverpool's position.

They don't want him to leave, but are powerless to prevent him triggering the clause in his contract.

He will, though, have to ask for a move, and will also need to sort his future before the club jet off to Asia and Australia in the middle of next month for a pre-season tour.

A club insider explained on Monday that there is a growing sense of frustration and anger within Anfield.

"Luis will be told - in no uncertain terms - he must put his cards on the table, and do it quickly," the source explained.

"There is no way Brendan Rodgers will be left high and dry with no options if Suarez forces a move, so he wants it to be sorted one way or another before the season begins."

That will mean a time-limit being set on any deal - and a clear message sent to both the player and the club he wants to join, Real, that there will be no budging on the price set out in his contract.

Real have yet to even make an enquiry, and Suarez's continuing outbursts strongly suggest they are trying to force the price down by encouraging the player to agitate for a move and make it impossible for him to stay at Anfield.

Liverpool are wise to that predictable tactic though, and it will not be allowed to happen.

Morata, the top scorer at the European U21 Championship currently being held in Israel, has said he will be forced to leave the Bernabeu if Real buy either Suarez or Napoli's Edinson Cavani this summer.

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The Spanish giants are reluctant to let such a promising youngster leave, though.

If they remain intransigent, Suarez will be told to put in a transfer request on a £40m take-it-or-leave-it transfer.

Celta Vigo forward Iago Aspas is expected to be first in, with clearance for his £7million move expected to be given in a matter of days.

Sunderland's Belgium international goalkeeper Simon Mignolet will follow, with the Anfield club confident they will close out a deal before the end of the week for a figure of around £9m, and Seville winger Luis Alberto will also arrive for £5m.